December 23, 2024

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Shang Juncheng won the ATP 250 Chengdu Open title

Shang Juncheng ATP 250 Chengdu Open

Shang Juncheng (China) won the title of the ATP 250 Chengdu Open with prize money of 1.171 million USD. The Chinese tennis player won the final versus top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) by 2-0 (7:6(4), 6:1).

The key moment in the match was the break for Shang Juncheng in the 11th game of the first set after which he served for the match. The top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti stopped the impetus of the Chinese talent and equalized to 6:6, but in the tiebreak Shang Juncheng took the victory by 7-4.

This gave wings to Shang Juncheng, who dominated the second set after an early break and broke again for 5:1, which proved to be enough for him to win the title. he finished the match having converted three of five break points he earned

The 19-year-old Shang Juncheng wins his maiden ATP trophy and became just the second Chinese man to win an ATP Tour singles title after Wu Yibing triumphed in Dallas in 2023.